Kirkbie Kendal School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 9 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Unique reference
- 136671
- Address
- Lound Road, LA9 7EQ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1055 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.4%
- Girls
- 49.6%
- First language not English
- 5.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 12.8%
- Persistent absence
- 26.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.6%
White British 90.4%
Other White 5.2%
Mixed 1%
Other 0.9%
Other Asian 0.8%
Unclassified 0.6%
Indian 0.5%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Pakistani 0.1%
African 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.01
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.1
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 38%
Local authority average 24%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 60%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 50.6
Local authority average 46.3
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.51
Local authority average 3.97
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
---|---|---|
Art & Design | GCSE | 37 |
Biology | GCSE | 60 |
Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 74 |
Chemistry | GCSE | 59 |
Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 22 |
Design & Technology | GCSE | 43 |
Dance | GCSE | 16 |
English Language | GCSE | 167 |
English Literature | GCSE | 165 |
D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 39 |
Admissions
Kirkbie Kendal School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 189
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 189
- 2nd preference
- 93
- 3rd preference
- 23
- From another Local Authority
- 6
Offers
- 1st preference
- 188
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.5 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Year 7 | 169 81 88 |
Year 8 | 169 91 78 |
Year 9 | 195 113 82 |
Year 10 | 176 87 89 |
Year 11 | 168 79 89 |
Year 12 | 78 37 41 |
Year 13 | 100 44 56 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
---|---|
Staying in education | 90.0% n/a 85.6% |
Further education | 33.0% n/a 35.4% |
School sixth form | 57.0% n/a 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% n/a 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% n/a 0.5% |
Entering employment | 4.0% n/a 4.1% |
Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% n/a 3.2% |
Not in education or employment | 1.0% n/a 5.9% |
Destination unknown | 0.0% n/a 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
---|---|
Degrees | 71.0% n/a 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 30.0% n/a 23.8% |
Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% n/a 2.5% |
Higher apprenticeships | 5.0% n/a 2.2% |